Happy Monday everyone! I’m so excited about all the recipe indexes that have been added to the Recipe Index Round-Up list! It’s already generating a lot of interest with over 4000 clicks on 63 links. I planned my whole menu this week using recipes I found from the indexes provided. If you have a recipe index but haven’t linked up yet, please do! It’s never too late to do so. Thank you everyone for helping to make menu planning so much easier!

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Oh and speaking of making menu planning easier, I’ve got another surprise for you up my sleeve this week that I’m super excited to share with you. I’ll tell you all about it on Wednesday! (psst…it also involves many copies of my book being given away, yay!)

Hi Laura!
Well, after being gone from MPM for a long time, I back. two weeks in a row for me. LOL It has been long overdue to get back on track with meal planning!
Thanks for hosting and have a great day!

Meal Planning gone wrong! We’re doing some home improvement projects right now, and for this past weekend, I’ve tried to keep cooking to a minimum since we’ve had to stay off the floors for several hours. IF I had really planned ahead, I would have had a few frozen casseroles in the freezer to throw in the oven while the floors were drying. But no….we ate meals out or had take out. Tsk Tsk!! Too expensive and too indulgent!! When planning for home projects, you still need to plan your family meals. Lesson learned!

Laura–thank you for featuring our blog! :) You’re the sweetest thing. And thank you for holding us menu planners accountable each week! I don’t know about the others, but for me it’s a life/time/money/stress saver!!!

Laura, I’m glad you like the Pineapple Pork Chops recipe! It’s one of my favorite go-to meals for a busy night. Just a few minutes of mixing the few ingredients in a bowl, then in the oven for a little while. Easy peasy!